Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from March 2002

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from March 2002

How can you not love the Yankees?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 31, 2002... MIAMI _ Two words describe why today's Yankees are lovable, why they are more America's Team than anything ever concocted in Atlanta: Ruben Rivera. He stole from teammate Derek Jeter, turned into a pinstriped pirate, and immediately...

Sextuplets' mom reaches 30 weeks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 31, 2002... WICHITA, Kan._The sextuplets' mom now has 18 { pounds of babies in her womb, and she's feeling lighter every day. No one but Sondra Headrick herself thought she would get this far. She reached the 30th week of her pregnancy Friday....

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 31, 2002... MONTEREY TO TAKE FIVE TO SALUTE DAVE BRUBECK In a world suffused with hip-hop, rap, electronica and other musical hybrids, America's original art form will be on center stage this summer. All roads lead to Monterey, Calif. When the...

Not even owners' greed can sully these two words _ Play Ball!(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 31, 2002... Poet Walt Whitman once wrote, "I see great things in baseball. It is our game. The American game. It will take people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism and tend to relieve us from being a nervous,...

Heat fall hard in pivotal game.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 31, 2002... INDIANAPOLIS _ Several pressing questions faced the Heat entering its most pivotal game of the season: Could Miami finally win a big game? Could it recapture the spirit that helped it go 19-6 during a recent stretch? Could it rally from its...

At Navy's only boot camp, admiral, recruits face big responsibilities.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ In a cavernous hall at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, a diminutive woman stands ramrod straight in front of some 600 young men and women. In a clear, loud voice, she thunders: "Who's the heart of the Navy?" "We are," rumble...

West Point celebrates 200th anniversary.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... WEST POINT, N.Y._The austere motto of the United States Military Academy does not include the word "change." But as West Point celebrated its 200th anniversary in March, change is making a mark inside the academy's somber, gray stone...

Suddenly, we have a Not So Fabulous Five.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ A basketball season ticket-holder since the Cazzie Russell era at Michigan, Wolverines athletic director Bill Martin remembers the first time he saw the Fab Five romping on the Crisler Arena floor, their jaws and shirttails...

Coercive and illegal tactics torpedo scores of Chicago area murder cases.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ Substituting interrogation for thorough investigation, police in Chicago and Cook County, Ill., have repeatedly closed murder cases with dubious confessions that imprison the innocent while killers go free. In the first...

Chicago Tribune analyzes murder confessions.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... o Tribune In this special report, the Chicago Tribune researched thousands of murder cases and appellate opinions dating to 1991. A confession was defined as a statement, made to police or prosecutors, in which the defendant admitted...

Santo's 1st steps on long road back.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ Ron Santo has been pointing to Monday ever since he had surgery to remove the lower portion of his right leg in December. Santo wanted_make that needed_to be in the booth for the Cubs' season opener in Cincinnati. It was the...

Agassi wins in Key Biscayne.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 31, 2002... KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. _ Only when Andre Agassi's body is donated to science some five or six decades from now will we know exactly where he keeps the reserve tank that pumps that defiant body of his into overdrive. With his legs growing...

Dixon's moment arrives.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 31, 2002... I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell/ I am a hustler, baby, I'll sell water to a well. _ Jay-Z, from U Don't Know ___ ATLANTA _ There's no other way to put this: The best college basketball player in America has some...

Hoosiers hopes ride on Great Dane.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 31, 2002... ATLANTA _ Dane Fife might not be the quickest guard in college basketball. Nor the best shooter. Nor the best ball-handler. But the Indiana senior with the 1950s crewcut, aquiline nose and flushed cheeks is equipped with something he uses...

Quiet man: Girardi manager in training.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... PHOENIX _ Joe Girardi walks into the clubhouse hours before each game, glances at the lineup and heads to his locker. Is he playing? Is he sitting? You wouldn't know from Girardi's reaction. He doesn't have one. "Here's the way I...

Intensifying violence prompts no change in Bush Mideast policy.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... WASHINGTON_In Israel on Sunday, two more suicide bombings claim 15 lives. At Palestinian government headquarters in the West Bank, officials fear that an Israeli siege threatens the life of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. From Crawford,...

In Crawford, Bush cannot avoid Middle East predicament.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... CRAWFORD, Texas_Moments before he left his ranch at dawn for Easter worship, President Bush received a distressing call from Washington. There had been another suicide attack in Israel, he learned, adding more than a dozen people to the ranks...

Thibault helps Hawks solidify hold on 4th place.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... CHICAGO _ It was a two-faced hockey game that the Blackhawks played Sunday in the United Center. Ugly on the ice. A thing of beauty for Hawks fans to behold when they look at the Western Conference standings and see their...

Inside game gives Huskies 1st-half jolt.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 31, 2002... SAN ANTONIO _ Guard play was the most anticipated matchup heading into the championship game between UConn and Oklahoma. But in the early going, it was the Huskies' inside game that made the biggest plays as Swin Cash, Tamika Williams and...

There's talent for a crown in Chicago.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO _ The Chicago White Sox were built to contend for a title in 2002, although exactly what kind of title is debatable. If the offense is half as good as its spring numbers suggest and the pitching isn't anywhere near as bad as...

Perfect Huskies claim national title, 39-0 season.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 31, 2002... lszteyn SAN ANTONIO _ They forever will be perfect. The Connecticut women's basketball team made history while winning its third national championship with a hard-fought 82-70 victory against valiant Oklahoma at the Alamodome on...

Maryland hopes Blake gets point.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... ATLANTA _ Conventional wisdom says teams need a hot point guard to win the national championship. Maryland hopes to prove conventional wisdom wrong Monday night in the national final against Indiana. Steve Blake, the Terrapins'...

Sooner or later a contender.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... SAN ANTONIO _ One is the girl next door, a heartland native with copious blond curls dancing atop her head. The other is a hardscrabble city kid, an Italian immigrant whose sideline scowl is seared with intensity. On the surface the...

Weekend brings frenzy of activity in coaches hotel.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... ATLANTA _ It is a raucous place, people walkin' and talkin', leanin' and preenin', starin' and studiously studyin' the goings-on. Cells phones, more prevalent here than gaudy jewelry on Oscar night, chirp and sprout from ears. And what...

Arafat remain hunkered down in ruin compound.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... JERUSALEM _ The showdown over Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's presence in Ramallah entered its fourth day Monday even as Israeli troops wielding overwhelming firepower swept through the surrounding streets and declared the Palestinian city...

UConn unbeatable; Huskies finish perfect season.(Chicago Tribune)
March 31, 2002... SAN ANTONIO _ Much of the pregame chatter centered around the great guard play likely in the Connecticut-Oklahoma NCAA championship game. But once the ball went up, three 6-foot 2-inch seniors_Swin Cash, Asjah Jones and Tamika...

UConn women face one last task: Oklahoma.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... SAN ANTONIO _ Is Connecticut the best-ever women's college team? The Huskies play Oklahoma in Sunday's 8:30 p.m. NCAA basketball championship, and also the legacy of its sport. Connecticut (38-0) is attempting to become the fourth team...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... LIZA: HE'S A SEX MACHINE Responding to sniping about her new husband's supposed sexual orientation, Liza Minnelli insists David Gest is all man and a tiger in the sack. ``I know many of my husband's ex-girlfriends who will agree...

Indiana surprises Oklahoma to reach title game.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Indiana, they all say, has just one star player. Well, the Hoosiers have a couple more now. With clutch performances in the key final moments of Saturday's 73-64 national semifinal win over Oklahoma at the Georgia Dome,...

Group effort lifts Hoosiers to championship game.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Mike Davis clasped his hands, closed his eyes and bowed his head. Indiana guard Dane Fife wandered over during a pause in play in the final 30 seconds of a tense Final Four game against Oklahoma, puzzled over his coach's...

It's Indiana vs. Maryland on Monday night.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Indiana, with 48 hours to prepare for the national championship game Monday night against Maryland at the Georgia Dome, won't practice on Sunday. "We never practice on Sundays," Indiana coach Mike Davis said Saturday after his...

This time, Maryland survives.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ The dream of playing Maryland basketball helped save Juan Dixon from the life of drug abuse and dirty needles that cost his parents their lives. On Saturday night, with his late mother's image across his heart and the words ``Only...

Indiana doing just fine with Davis, thank you.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Who needs Bob Knight? Who is Jeff Newton? ``Who knew? Who knew? Who knew?'' crowed Dane Fife as he skipped off the basketball court. Hoosier Hysteria, in hibernation of late, reached another ear-splitting crescendo...

Panthers no match for Rangers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... MIAMI _ The question of how badly will Pavel Bure scorch the Panthers in his return wasn't as relevant Saturday as how long before Eric Lindros does it to the Panthers again? Bure got his goal, his first ever against the Panthers. But two...

Chasing excellence: Kansas, Maryland coaches have long pursued elusive national title.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Maryland, the best college basketball program never to win it all, gets another chance Monday night. Roy Williams, the best college basketball coach never to win it all, lost another chance Saturday night. Maryland versus...

Drew Gooden should follow Juan Dixon's lead.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Drew Gooden should collect himself for a few days after Kansas' disappointing 97-88 loss to Maryland on Saturday night in the national semifinals, get back to Lawrence and think really hard about whether he really wants to leave KU...

Drew Gooden a non-factor when it counted.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Drew Gooden heard a couple teammates chuckle when the media closed in on him in a corner of Kansas' locker room and decided that life would go on. Whether his life will go on at KU or in the NBA, Gooden claimed not to know. ...

Kansas' rally falls short at the end.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Kansas' long wait to return to the Final Four was followed by a decisive exit Saturday night. In a showdown of top seeds, KU's rally from 20 points behind fell short as Maryland won, 97-88, and moved into Monday night's...

Frank Thomas at a crossroads in his career.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... MILWAUKEE _ It happens to everyone sooner or later, and even Frank Thomas knows it's coming. Whether you're a salesman or a supermodel, a sculptor or a superstar athlete, the day eventually will come when you're no longer looking down at...

Brenly calls Diamondbacks improbable run surreal.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... CHICAGO _ Bob Brenly still pinches himself. "I don't know if there's a more descriptive word than surreal," Brenly said, describing the Arizona Diamondbacks' Game 7 comeback to win the World Series. "I don't know how to describe it....

Paciorek finds peace by showing courage involving sexual abuse.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... CHICAGO _ He was an every-mother's-dream kind of kid. Good-looking, smart, obedient, a gifted athlete, religious. Some might have called Tom Paciorek a hero back when heroes were defined by such standards. Now we know better. Heroes are...

At Arafat's compound, last week's hopeful lull in fighting now seems naive.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... RAMALLAH, West Bank _ As our car eased toward the heavy steel gate, a guard stepped out briskly to bar the way. Unlike the soldiers at the earlier checkpoints we'd passed through that day, his uniform was deep green rather than drab, his...

Can baseball survive here? `Check back'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... ORLANDO _ Ponce de Leon landed in Florida in 1513. Had he come along 500 years later, not much would have changed. Instead of the Fountain of Youth, Ponce would have searched futilely for the Fountain of Baseball. The one major-league...

Yankees might have some competition; A's, Mariners are ready to challenge New York's dominance.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... TAMPA _ "The Boss" doesn't take kindly to second-place finishes. Which is precisely why owner George Steinbrenner aggressively_as if he knows any other way_has sought to patch up any chinks in the New York Yankees' armor. Despite...

Diamondbacks' goal: Back-to-back.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... ORLANDO _ Even as they ring in a new baseball year with, well, championship diamond rings, the Arizona Diamondbacks admit to having problems believing what happened last season. "Honestly, it still hasn't sunk in yet," Diamondback...

Spirit lives on at island Sports City; some 200,000 people in Puerto Rico come every year to play and learn at Clemente's complex.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... CAROLINA, Puerto Rico _ The way former major-league first baseman Otoniel Velez tells it, baseball great Roberto Clemente got him through some hard times. Through teary bouts of homesickness in faraway hotel rooms. Through the...

Remembering the man, Roberto Clemente.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... ORLANDO _ His legacy resonates everywhere, from sandlot fields in Puerto Rico where children hit tin cans with sticks to lavish major-league stadiums where his proteges play for multimillion-dollar paychecks. Roberto Clemente is a...

Devil Rays are young at heart; Tampa Bay is optimistic about its youth, but winning in the majors isn't child's play.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... ST. PETERSBURG _ The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are showing their age. The franchise is only 5 years old, making it an appropriate home for what will be the youngest group of players in major-league baseball. But along with this radical youth...

Cubs new pitcher Clement playing catchup.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... PHOENIX _ How best to describe the Cubs' new pitcher, Matt Clement? "He's like a thoroughbred," said his agent, Barry Axelrod. The analogy is perfect. On some days Clement has the stuff to win the Kentucky Derby. On other days he's...

Ozzie rises to the defense; Omar follows; and other notes.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE _ When Ozzie Smith swept into the Hall of Fame this winter, it was a victory for those who insist defensive excellence is criminally overlooked. And of all modern-day players, no one figured to draw more inspiration from...

Others didn't learn from Chicago's pain.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... CHICAGO _ This holiest Sunday of the Roman Catholic calendar celebrates hope and resurrection. Yet the men leading those celebrations can't help but bring to this Easter season a measure of shame and anger. Rev. Bill Malloy, pastor at...

Rosenhaus family busy on the agents' front.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE _ Call them the $100 million men. South Florida's own Drew and Jason Rosenhaus were the NFL's busiest agents during the first month of the free-agent signing period, with 15 of their clients signing a total of roughly $102...

Hornets caught in Charlotte's web.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE _ With an imposing all-around game, the Hornets are hot when it counts, and could go out with a bang. Charlotte is on a roll. Make that a couple of rolls. At the close of this season, the Hornets are expected to be rolling...

Taurasi holds court for UConn women.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... SAN ANTONIO_Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma envisions sophomore Diana Taurasi developing into as dominant a guard in women's basketball as Magic Johnson was in the men's game. Taurasi and backcourt mate Sue Bird compete Sunday night...

Agassi, Federer to meet in NASDAQ final.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. _ Roger Federer, the Playstation addict from Switzerland, had the look of a relaxed young man the day before his Nasdaq-100 Open men's final for Sunday afternoon against Andre Agassi. He spent an hour practicing not on...

Serena defeats Jennifer to win NASDAQ Open.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. _ Big sister Venus has the long arms and legs, but it's Serena Williams who earned the nickname "Stretch" on Saturday afternoon. Saving her best tennis for the latter stages of an error-filled but never uninteresting...

Queen Mum, 101, dies in her sleep.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... The Queen Mum is dead. There is no other. Britain's Queen Mother Elizabeth, the most beloved member of the royal family and one of the most popular monarchs of all time, died Saturday morning in her sleep at Windsor Castle. She was...

Penalty-killing becomes a plus; early-season futility skews Blackhawks' statistics.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... CHICAGO _ The Blackhawks' penalty-killing has gone from one of their biggest liabilities to one of their major late-season assets. With a 3-1-3 record in their last seven games, the Hawks have earned nine of a possible 14 points, and...

Bush defends Isreali military, criticizes Arafat.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... CRAWFORD, Texas_President Bush said Saturday he respected "Israel's need to defend herself" and sharply criticized Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for doing too little to curb suicide attacks on Israeli citizens. Emerging from the...

El Diablo's magic bedevils Fire `World-class' goal by Etcheverry keys D.C. victory.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... . victory WASHINGTON _ Since the inception of Major League Soccer, Marco Etcheverry has been one of the league's inspirational talents. Since his MVP season of 1998, though, it has been a tough go for "El Diablo" and his D.C. United...

Dales, Oklahoma realize potential.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... SAN ANTONIO _ She arrived at Oklahoma five years ago with nothing more tangible than a vision, nothing more solid than faith. When you sign on to play college basketball for a team that was 5-22 the previous season, the only promise you have...

Can't-miss kids blow it by going pro early.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... ORLANDO, Fla. _ OK, game time. We're going to play "I'm in the Final Four; Where are You, Classmate?" It's easy to play, really. Pick a college basketball star playing in the Final Four and compare what he's doing with what an...

Indiana coach grows in role.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ It's never easy to succeed a legend, and when the legend happens to be Bob Knight, the task is even harder. Indiana coach Mike Davis, whose Hoosiers are one game away from the national championship, finally understands that...

Maryland wins after shaking off Kansas' 13-2 run to open game.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA_As the Maryland Terrapins emerged from a hallway on their way to the Georgia Dome floor Saturday night, Juan Dixon called his teammates together. He grabbed their warmup jackets and pulled them around him. "Don't get beat on...

Dogged underdogs: surprising Indiana earns title shot against Maryland.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA_Indiana coach Mike Davis sat on the bench, his head buried in his hands. This was a poignant snapshot, a moment for him to reflect as his team prepared to close out its 73-64 victory over Oklahoma in an NCAA tournament semifinal...

Maryland dominates under the hoop.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA_With only 31 hours still to go until Saturday night's looming leapoff at the Georgia Dome, Kansas power forward Nick Collison had said that when looked at Maryland's size and strength he saw... Illinois, the team the Jayhawks had...

Hoosiers' win a benchmark; Indiana's subs tally 41 points.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA_Indiana's role players played the roles of their lifetime Saturday night. Forty-one points. Add the contributions of Jeff Newton (19), Donald Perry (10), A.J. Moye (9) and George Leach (3) together and the Hoosier reserves...

Howard gores Bulls; Chandler, Curry start, show inexperience.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... CHICAGO _ The good news for the Bulls is that they have only nine games left on the schedule. The bad news is that Chicago has dropped 14 of its last 15 games. And the news doesn't get any better. The Bulls are on track to lose...

Maryland survives Kansas.(Daily Press)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA Maryland dominated. Maryland collapsed. Sounds like last year's Final Four, no? Except the Terps added a closing twist: They endured, defeating Kansas, 97-88, in a Final Four semifinal at the Georgia Dome. A year ago,...

Indiana too much for Oklahoma.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA_As time ran out on Indiana's stunning 73-64 upset of Oklahoma in a national semifinal at the Georgia Dome on Saturday night, senior guard Dane Fife was perplexed by Coach Mike Davis, who had his head buried in his hands. "Coach,...

Dixon leads Terps' rally.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA_Maryland guard Juan Dixon had hoped the Terrapins learned a lesson in their disastrous Final Four loss to Duke last spring, when they coughed up a 22-point lead in the first half. "I've been saying that the whole week," Dixon...

Oklahoma coach Sampson has much to be thankful for.(The Orlando Sentinel)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Every time Kelvin Sampson talks about his father there is a flood of respect within me and a trickle of regret. Now more than ever. There were 51,000 fans at the Final Four. There were millions and millions of others...

Wilcox swats Kansas out of sync.(Chicago Tribune)
March 30, 2002... ATLANTA _ Swat! Swat! Swat! Maryland junior forward Chris Wilcox blocked four shots Saturday night, but his first three sent a message Kansas and All-American forward Drew Gooden couldn't ignore. "The first three shots Wilcox blocked...

Disabled orangutan benefits from tender therapy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... MIAMI _ Millie's an ape with her own physical therapist. The 21-month-old orangutan from Florida's Parrot Jungle was diagnosed with cerebral palsy shortly after her mother rejected her when she was 9 days old. Now, in an unusual...

Use video cameras on National Mall carefully.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Thursday, March 28. X X X Although many Americans do not realize it, video cameras are surreptitiously capturing more and more of their daily activities. The National Park...

Calcium absorption can be affected by diet.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... Q. I know that postmenopausal women need more calcium to prevent bone loss and osteoporosis. Your column about the absorption of calcium when ingested with other foods prompted me to write. Does the combination of tofu and milk or yogurt in a...

Cuban spy passed polygraph at least once.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Even though confessed Cuban spy Ana Belen Montes already outwitted a lie-detector test, the government plans to rely on polygraph exams to check her honesty as they debrief her about her 16-year spying career while working for...

Peruvian broadcaster returns from exile, fights for TV station.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... LIMA, Peru _ Baruch Ivcher feels vindicated. He has reclaimed control of his powerful television station after President Alberto Fujimori fled the country, allowing Ivcher to return to Peru 15 months ago. He has watched owners of...

`Treasure' buried on island.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... MOSS POINT, Miss. _ Ann and William Mack spend a lot of time on Petit Bois Island, so things found buried in the sand there seldom surprised them, until St. Patrick's Day. "It was March 17," said Mack, "and we were walking along the...

Freshman Langford so cool, so young.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... ATLANTA _ They call him Ke-Freeze. As in real cool under pressure. Down by two at Nebraska. Final seconds. Never blinked as he drilled the three-pointer to give Kansas the victory. "That's why I play basketball, to take that shot,"...

Dennis Hopper and other `Reel Radicals' ride on AMC.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... Considering the upheaval that took place in America during the 1960s, it's not surprising that the decade also marked a change of attitude in many Hollywood filmmakers. Movies began tackling more meatier issues such as racism, sex, drugs...

Making of thriller a torturous process for director, cast.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... At one point in "Panic Room," Jodie Foster is making a run for a door when she's grabbed by an assailant and drops a bag of syringes she's carrying. The shot, which takes less than five seconds of screen time, is simple, straightforward...

Highs and lows for TV Hispanics.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... Someday maybe it will make a great successor to "The X-Files." Call it Invasion of the Hispanic Bodysnatchers, where a special FBI team figures out what happened to television between the 1950s _ when Hispanics starred in some of TV's biggest...

Mister Rogers makes helping children seem like child's play.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
March 29, 2002... Fred Rogers might not be in the TV studio every day, but that doesn't mean he has stopped being America's favorite neighbor. It's just that now the world is his neighborhood. The man who charmed three generations of American children...